Improvement in horse hay-rakes



A. FAGER. Horse Hay-Rake.

Paterite'd July 15, 1879.

InZu /M/LZZQ/ 6L5. ma/Mm/ UNITED STATES PATENT QEEIOE.

ANTHONY FAGER, OF OANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO MRS. J. B. WILSON,

- 0F SAME PLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE HAY -RAKES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,455, dated July 15,1879; application filed March 27, 18:79.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY FAGER, of Canton, in the county of Stark andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and'useful Improvemen ts inHay-Rakes and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and

exact description of the invention, which will j enable othersskilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference fbeing had to the accompanying drawings, and

toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. I

Figure I illustrates a rake-tooth rigidly attached to the axle orrake-head. Fig. 2 illustrates my improved tooth secured in such manneras to have a limited degree of play. Fig. 3 is a top view of the toothshown in Fig. 2.

1n the drawings, A represents the tooth,

which is provided, if desired, with the usual springcoil a. B is theaxle or rake-head, to

' prevents the tooth from Oscillating laterally.

The wire is again bent to form another arm at right angles to the arm 0.This latter arm is inserted in the rake-head or axle, as shown at E,when the tooth is rigidly attached; but as I desire to give the tooth alimited amount of play, so that it can adjustitself to any ob strnlctionit may meet, or for any other reason, I bend the second arm so as to beparallel to '1 theit'ace of the axle or head, and support the f upperend by a staple-bolt, F, which is in- Serted through the axle and heldby a nut, f. .The loop f of this bolt is adapted to permit a flimitedplay of the arm E as it is thrown forward or back by the tooth whichrocks in the eye or sleeve D.

What I claim is The combination of the axle or rake-head B,

the tooth bent to form the arm 0, and the arm .E, the eyebolt D, and thestaple f, projecting from the rake-head, all arranged and operatedsubstantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aflix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY FAGER.

Witnesses:

AUsTI LYNorI, J osEPH CRAIG.

